Privacy Policy Statement

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council (the Council or we or us) is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. This privacy policy explains how we use the information we collect about you and how you can instruct us if you prefer to limit the use of that information. 1. The information we collect and how we use it.

We do not actively seek to collect information about you via this website except where you are invited to complete a form to request a service. We will only collect information sent to us by you on such forms or in e-mails, which you send to us of your own volition.

Under the Data Protection Act 1998 we have a duty to protect any information we collect from you. Information you provide to us (e.g. contact details) within an e-mail or form will only be used by us for the purpose for which it was provided. We will not intentionally pass your details onto any third party unless obliged to do so by any statute, regulation or other legally binding authority including but not limited to government request. It may, however, become necessary to pass the information to departments of the Council other than one to which your original e-mail or form was submitted. If you wish to place any restrictions on the use of information, which you may supply to the Council, you should detail such restrictions within an e-mail to the Council.

We may collect information to provide statistics for the purpose of monitoring website usage in order to help us develop this website and our services. These statistics will not contain information which can be used to identify individuals. 2. Our use of cookies

Cookies are pieces of data created when you visit a website. Cookies may be used to provide the unique identification of your browser while you access pages. This information may be used for statistical purposes, but does not contain any personally identifying information. 3. Links to other sites

This website contains links to other sites which are not administered or operated by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. This privacy statement applies only to this website. You should always read the privacy statement on the website you are linking to and check if personal information is collected. 4. Your consent

By submitting personal information to the Council you consent to the use of that information as set out in this policy. If changes are made to this privacy policy statement an updated version will appear on this page. You are advised to review this page regularly so that you are aware of any changes made. 5. How to contact Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

We welcome your views about our website and privacy policy. If you would like to contact us with any queries or comments please telephone (01287) 612640.